Jakarta, IO – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to give Rp6 billion bonus for Indonesian Olympians who win gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The bonus is higher than the Rp5.5 billion given at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as per Kompas, Tue (13/8).
Bronze medalist will also get a bonus, Jokowi confirmed. However, he did not mention the figures.
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Indonesia’s gold medals were contributed by sport climbing athlete Veddriq Leonardo on Thursday (8/8) and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah on Friday (9/8). Meanwhile, female shuttler Gregoria Mariska Tunjung won a bronze medal. She was the only Indonesian badminton player to reach the semifinal. (rr)